# Incident 19790817031789I: Mooney M20E, East Boston, MA, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 19:39 local time
- Place: East Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2585W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2585W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. LANDED ON RACE TRACK. SPARK PLUG FOULED.

## Other reports on N2585W (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981220045169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981220045169I), Dec 20, 1998: Mooney M20E (N2585W), Morris, IL, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions, he simply forgot to lower the landing gear. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19880630048209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880630048209I), Jun 30, 1988: Mooney M20E (N2585W), Stevens Point, WI. Forced dead stick landing due to engine failure. Crankshaft had failed due to metal fatigue.
- [Incident 19870419024279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419024279I), Apr 19, 1987: Mooney M20E (N2585W), Sylcauga, AL, Minor damage. Loud noise from engine with oil on windshield en route. Landed in a field. Engine cylinder rod bolt failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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